Natasha Howard (basketball)

Natasha Howard
No. 3 – Minnesota Lynx

Position	Power forward
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(1991-09-02) September 2, 1991 Toledo, Ohio
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	169 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Waite (Toledo, Ohio)
College	Florida State (2010–2014)
WNBA draft	2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall
Selected by the Indiana Fever
Playing career	2014–present
Career history
2014–2015	Indiana Fever
2014–2015	Elitzur Ramla
2015–2016	Yakin Dogu
2016–present	Minnesota Lynx
2016–present	Samsung Life Blue Minx
Career highlights and awards
2× First-team All-ACC (2013–2014)
Stats at WNBA.com

Natasha Howard (born September 2, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted in 2014 by the Indiana Fever.^[1]^[2] Born in Toledo, Ohio, she played college basketball for Florida State University, where she finished sixth in the NCAA for field goal percentage.^[3]

Florida State statistics

Source^[4]

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010-11	Florida State	32	339	46.0	36.8	54.9	6.6	0.8	1.1	0.7	10.6
2011-12	Florida State	31	379	48.7	19.0	61.5	9.1	1.4	1.5	1.3	12.2
2012-13	Florida State	33	418	48.6	-	61.2	7.5	0.7	1.8	1.5	12.7
2013-14	Florida State	33	675	59.4	-	65.0	9.3	0.5	2.1	2.3	20.5
Career	Florida State	129	1811	51.6	31.3	61.7	8.1	0.9	1.6	1.4	14.0

WNBA Career

Howard was selected 5th overall by the Indiana Fever in the 2014 WNBA Draft. Howard started off the 2014 season hot scoring 16 points and 21 points in her first two games as a professional. The 21 point performance was a career high in points. After her rookie season in Indiana, Howard averaged 7.0 points and 3.1 rebounds.

During her second season with Indiana, Howard regressed in both points and rebounding, averaging 4.2 points and 2.6 rebounds. The only times that Howard scored in double figures were an August 4th loss to the Chicago Sky, when she scored 13 points, and on a September 1st win against the Connecticut Sun, when she scored 10 points. During her second season, the Fever reached the WNBA Finals, where they faced off against the Minnesota Lynx. The Fever ultimately lost the series 3-2, but Howard didn't miss a single shot throughout the entire Finals, going 8 for 8 from the floor in five games.

On February 2nd, 2016, the Fever traded Howard to the Minnesota Lynx in a sign-and-trade deal to acquire Devereaux Peters.^[5]

During her first season with Minnesota, Howard was part of the post rotation that included Sylvia Fowles, Rebekkah Brunson, and Janel McCarville. She became a key contributor off the bench for the Lynx the entire season. In her first game against Indiana since the trade, Howard scored 11 points, on 5-5 shooting, and grabbed 3 rebounds. She matched her career high of 21 points in a July 2nd win against the San Antonio Stars. Howard, once again, reached the WNBA Finals for the 2nd consecutive season, although she fell short once again falling to the Los Angeles Sparks 3-2.

WNBA Career Statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career high		League leader

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2014	Indiana	34	15	17.0	.443	.000	.594	3.1	0.6	0.8	0.7	1.5	7.0
2015	Indiana	30	2	11.4	.379	.000	.721	2.6	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.9	4.2
2016	Minnesota	34	1	14.6	.574	.200	.677	3.6	0.8	0.7	0.8	1.1	6.7
Career	3 years, 2 teams	98	18	14.4	.469	.125	.655	3.1	0.6	0.6	0.6	1.2	6.0

Postseason

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2014	Indiana	4	3.7	.167	.000	1.000	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0
2015	Indiana	9	7.1	.917	.000	1.000	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.5	2.8
2016	Minnesota	8	13.0	.700	.000	.429	2.6	0.6	0.8	0.1	0.7	5.6
Career	3 years, 2 teams	21	8.7	.688	.000	.667	1.4	0.4	0.5	0.1	0.6	3.5

References

↑ WNBA 2014 Draft Board
↑ Schoffel, Ira (2014-04-14). "Being WNBA's 5th pick is 'dream come true' for FSU star Howard". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee.com. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
↑ Woodsdavid, David (2014-04-15). "Fever choose Natasha Howard, Natalie Achonwa in draft". The Indianapolis Star. Indystar.com. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
↑ "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
↑ http://www.wnba.com/news/fever-lynx-trade-natasha-howard-devereaux-peters/

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Minnesota Lynx current roster

3 Howard 4 McCarville 7 Perkins 13 Whalen 21 Montgomery 23 Moore 24 Hampton 32 Brunson 33 Augustus 34 Fowles 51 Cruz Head Coach C. Reeve Assistant Coaches S. Patterson J. Petersen

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2014 WNBA Draft

First round	Chiney Ogwumike Odyssey Sims Kayla McBride Alyssa Thomas Natasha Howard Stefanie Dolson Bria Hartley Shoni Schimmel Natalie Achonwa Markeisha Gatling Chelsea Gray Tricia Liston

Second round	Jordan Hooper Tyaunna Marshall Asya Bussie Astou Ndour Tiffany Bias Inga Orekhova Michelle Plouffe Cassie Harberts Maggie Lucas Gennifer Brandon Jennifer Hamson Christina Foggie

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